SOUND OFF: Feb. 2

I agree with Tom Watkins that women can achieve leadership roles. I believe that Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman could have defeated President Obama. But the most important career for a woman is raising her children.

-- Troy

WDIV-TV (Chanel 4) reported that a bill backed by seven Republicans is trying to derail the federal regulation of guns and exempt Michigan's guns and ammunitions from fa federal gun control law. That is absurd. That proves to me what a bunch of baffoons the Republican Party is. I've known it for years. I've lived in this state since 1957, and today I would say I am ashamed to live here because a political body would take on such a dastardly deed. It is absolutely absurd that they would even think about doing this. It proves that the party does nothing good for the people.

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-- Davisburg

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could bring home all our military people who are fighting in foreign countries that hate us. We should send all our useless politicians from the president on down to do the fighting. If and when they come home, have them see how it feels to be a forgotten veteran.

-- Highland

One of your callers labels Republicans as "wealthy snobs." This is just like every other Democrat who teaches their family to work the system. That is to work the very least and make the most. Big government is just another part of their family. Republicans, on the other hand, teach their families how to start working at an early and earn their way through college. Be hard working and dependable but never depend on the government. Many children of Republicans have worked every day since the fifth grade, working in car washes, restaurants and factories. They find some degree of success through hard work and self-determination. I never thought success through hard work was a bad thing until listening to the jealous and twisted mindset of Democrats who want everyone to be just as lazy as they are. If hard working, self-made people are wealthy snobs, that would simply make Democrats lazy slobs. By the way, not voting for a school millage does not hurt the students. Running a school district and not knowing how to spend the money that you currently have on hand does hurt the students.